Pakistan committed to collaborate with HKH countries to protect climate-vulnerable communities: PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam
Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam said that rapid glacial melting and resultant floods Hindukhush Karakokram Himalaya (HKH) region has put lives and livelihoods of nearly two billion people at risk and, pose serious threats to the socio-economic sustainability of the regional countries.
However, tackling effectively these climate change-caused common environmental, social and economic risks through resilience building measures is possible only through close and innovative collaboration among the regional countries in developing, adopting and sharing workable solutions, Ms Alam said while addressing the inaugural session of the ‘Policy Action Dialogue on Tackling Climate Change Impacts’ here on Wednesday.
The event was organised the internat...